Balls confesses to speeding offence

Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls has admitted going "too far, too fast" on a motorway in his West Yorkshire constituency, an offence which resulted in a fine and time on a speed awareness course.

Mr Balls confessed to being caught speeding in his blog. The Labour MP could not help having a dig at Chancellor George Osborne, who he often accuses of going too far, too fast in cutting public spending.

"Like many local people, I was caught out by the never-ending roadworks on the M62. Pulling on to the motorway at Morley I realised too late that the speed restrictions were still in place," Mr Balls wrote.